Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Sometimes words get in the way. Right now, words would get in the way of how wonderfully I feel. I'll just leave you with a couple though, because I truly can't keep my mouth shut.

Nothing, nothing, is better than a day spent reading, drinking mug after mug of tea, and eating cookies while watching the snow fall. Especially knowing you don't have to go anywhere. It just leaves me with an indescribable feeling of peace and contentment, which is perfect for the season.

So in short, I'm a happy lil engineer baker today, and want to leave you with my own happenstance photo - I was uploading pictures for this post and looked up to see the exact tableau you see below. If that doesn't describe how wonderful this day has been, I don't know what does. I just had to take a picture and share.

So that's my favorite way to spend a day; what's yours? What leaves you with an almost bubbly happiness?

70 comments:

Sounds like the perfect day, and with perfect cookies to boot! Actually, your perfect day is pretty close to my perfect day too, now that you mention it! Of course, it doesn't really snow where I live now, so I'd have to say reading, tea, cookies, and watching it look cold outside.

The cookies look fantastic! I love the snowman in particular -- it just works so well with the powdered sugar. A cold snowy day with a hot cup of tea is great, so long as I don't have to go outside at all. Add a roaring fire and I might just be a very happy clam. But, as I was born & raised in a climate where it only freezes a couple of times each winter, my perfect day involves lemonade, sunshine, and a lack of mosquitoes outside!

Great post and great looking cookies! I'm so jealous of your snow, it almost never snows here, ever. My perfect day is similar, snuggling up inside when its cold outside. Enjoying knitting, coffee or tea, some baked good and great music.

Great looking cookies. Okay, okay...winter lover that you seem to be, I will grant you that these look lovely in the little scenario with the mug and the book and the couch and the cozy...so I could get into that. HOWEVER, picture these cookies on a nice platter with an icy lemonade, water droplets cascading down the glass from heat meeting ice, surrounded by a pool chair poolside with a nice big fluffy beach towel, a book, some great sunglasses, and the sounds of the little fountain bubbling in the background on a nice sunny SUMMER day...does that do anything for you? I am thinking these cookies would be great in that little scenario! Okay, I'll play nicely...it all looks GREAT! Love the snowman!

Your photos certainly put me in a restful mood after running around all morning. A good book (or two or three), coffee, and the house to myself is about all I need. Oh, and a cookie (or two or twenty).

What a perfect day! And your cookies look perfect too. The lack of an oven has made such a difference around here -- I didn't realize just how often it's on, and how it warms (and scents!) the whole house. I'm going to pretend I had your kind of day rather than mine!

The cloves make this a perfect winter cookie (although I'll eat holiday spices all year around even if you don't twist my arm). As I was rooting around my cookie cutter drawer, I thought of you with your one cutter. You rocked this week's cookies - the snowman and some pastry tips! The buttons are pure inspiration. And speaking of inspiration, your little winter tableau is my perfect idea of bliss.Nancy

These are some of my favorite photos. There is nothing better than reading a book-cozied up on the couch with goodies. Perfect! Not to mention how cute your cookies turned out. Lovely- I want to come over and spend a lazy afternoon!

well, it would have been a perfect scenario for me, too...I love, love, love Laurie Colwin, both the food writing and her novels. And your cookies look wonderful. Your happy things made me happy too - thanks for a great post.

Sounds like a lovely day, and your cookies are beautiful. Thanks for the tip on making mini-desserts for TWD. I agree baking is too much fun: I would definitely rather run a few more miles per week than quit baking.

Well, your photo describes a perfect day for me, too. And of course, if a nap happened to occur sometime during that same day, that would just make it all the better. Really cute pictures, and lovely cookies, too!

Okay call me cheesey.... first thing that came to mind was Legally Blonde. Its a perfect day .......hmhmhmhmhm all pink and with "tiny dog." Please don't hold it against me. Just made me laugh. ha ha I do love your word picture with the snow and tea and movies and books and last but not least linzer cookies. Yours looks so cute. How appropriate to have a snowman. Yippeehappy holidaysAmyRuth